Ken Margerum is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Margerum in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Margerum's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1981 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 39 | 584 | 1 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23–24 | CHI | 9 | — | — | 14 | 207 | 3 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | CHI | 15 | — | — | 21 | 336 | 2 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 17 | 190 | 2 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | SF | 5 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | SF | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 63 | — | — | 94 | 1,336 | 8 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2486 all-time of 4,649. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #67 (Rd 3) · CHI · 1981 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 55.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 93%
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